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Why snapshot appears larger after ONTAP upgrade

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Snapshot
  • ONTAP upgrade

Answer

The reported size in the GUI is the size the volume/LUN would occupy if they were to be restored from the snapshot, as opposed to the actual snapshot size

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